WardsAuto Dealer 5
 
WardsAuto Dealer 5
 

MARCH 14, 2022

Hey there. Welcome to the WardsAuto Dealer 5 for Monday, March 14. We've put together items from WardsAuto.com and across the Internet. So let's go:

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Formerly a Top Auto Exec, He’s Now Nation’s Top Dealer

“One thing I would not do is fragment between EVs and ICE,” says AutoNation CEO Mike Manley, a former auto executive.

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Auto Lenders See Borrowers Less Hung Up About Privacy

“We are going from a day when people said, ‘Oh, I don’t want you to have my data,’ to ‘OK, you can use it if it is to my benefit,’” says Ida McKinley of GM Financial.

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Volkswagen’s Long Road to Revive the Microbus

Twenty-one years, four concepts, seven chairmen and a $30 billion-plus diesel emission scandal later, Volkswagen finally delivers on its plans to resurrect its iconic T2 van.

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Local Car Dealer Sees Increased Demand for Electric Vehicles Amid Gas Price Increase

The recent rise in gasoline prices has many looking to keep money in their wallets and some are looking to electric vehicles to accomplish that, reported WJHL-TV in Johnson City, TN.

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Most-Viewed Auto Ads Air Across Range of Programming

The No.1 spot, Toyota’s “More Me,” leveraged comedies such as Friends and Ridiculousness and animated series including SpongeBob SquarePants and Paw Patrol to rack up more than 180 million impressions on an estimated national spend of only $1.2 million.

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That’s our WardsAuto Dealer 5 for today. We’ll be back soon with more high fives.

And to reach the editor for whatever reason (i.e. comments, complaints, questions, directions), contact Jim Irwin at jirwin@wardsauto.com 

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